Newton's 4th Law of "Movie Parking"

[Big Daddy Audio]

Movie Parking - In the movies, the protagonist (or antagonist, whichever is prominent in the scene) always finds a convenient and perfect parking place to suit the action; people (characters) never have to walk very far.  This has only been breeched once, in True Stories a film by David Byrne.  Since that time, he has been blackballed from Hollywood.

Newton's 4th Law:  The closer you are able to park to a thrift store, the less likely that you will find anything of value.  It is an inverse-probability situation.  As you have to park further away, the odds are that you will find more and more good things.  It stands to reason that if you HAD to park in the next state, or say, in excess of 500 miles, you may even find the Mona Lisa or the original Constitution of the United States.

Any comments on Newton's 4th Law, class?

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[Jay2TheRescue]

Movie Parking - In the movies, the protagonist (or antagonist, whichever is prominent in the scene) always finds a convenient and perfect parking place to suit the action; people (characters) never have to walk very far.  This has only been breeched once, in True Stories a film by David Byrne.  Since that time, he has been blackballed from Hollywood.

Newton's 4th Law: The closer you are able to park to a thrift store, the less likely that you will find anything of value.   It is an inverse-probability situation.  As you have to park further away, the odds are that you will find more and more good things.  It stands to reason that if you HAD to park in the next state, or say, in excess of 500 miles, you may even find the Mona Lisa or the original Constitution of the United States.

Any comments on Newton's 4th Law, class?

That is all.

I find the opposite.  If it's that hard to find parking that's because the store is packed and you'll be less likely to find something of value.

-Jay

[ChrisMiss]

I find that if the parking lot is packed it's either senior day or a half off sale is going on. 

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

I agree with Chris on that one. Or the charity itself is having some sort of day, and the place will be packed with people associated with their charity programs.

It is funny about movie parking, though-- so true. People in movies also have no need to lock the doors to their car, or often even to take the keys out of the ignition. They also never pay for meters. Unless one of these points fits with some importance into the plot, that is.